Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy and Women’s Health in the 21st Century

Harold David McIntyre (), Jens Fuglsang, Ulla Kampmann, Sine Knorr and Per Ovesen
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Harold David McIntyre: Mater Research, The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
Jens Fuglsang: Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
Ulla Kampmann: Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
Sine Knorr: Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
Per Ovesen: Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 24, 1-19

Abstract: Hyperglycemia is the commonest medical condition affecting pregnancy and its incidence is increasing globally in parallel with the twin epidemics of diabetes and obesity. Both pre-pregnancy diabetes and gestational diabetes are associated with short term pregnancy complications, with the risk of immediate complications generally broadly rising with more severe hyperglycemia. In this article we firstly consider these risks and their optimal management during pregnancy and then broaden our scope to consider the long-term implications of hyperglycemia in pregnancy as it relates to overall maternal and offspring health in a life course perspective.

Keywords: pregnancy; gestational diabetes; obesity; life course perspective; hypertension in pregnancy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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